Lawyers for the Therfield Regulation Trust have claimed the Conservators of Therfield Heath and Greens ceased to exist as a separate legal entity in 1979 – apparently rewriting decades of documented Royston history.

The clerk to the Conservators of Therfield Heath and Greens has said “the losers here are all the users of the heath” – in response to the Planning Inspectorate’s decision to refuse the land swap application.

Members of the public crammed into a meeting at Royston Town Hall on Thursday last week to hear about Therfield Heath’s management and from speakers of clubs who use it for sporting or leisure activities.